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Chris Deighan is 50% done with Hamnet
Not what I was expecting. Good for Halloween read what with its setting, characters and backdrop. Enjoying.
Oct 15, 2025 01:26PM Add a comment
Hamnet

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Chris Deighan is 33% done with Table for Two
Short stories. Each easily completed at a single sitting. Love his writing.
Jul 11, 2025 06:46AM Add a comment
Table for Two

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Chris Deighan is 50% done with Anna Karenina
It’s long and Russian, but I ain’t skeered. Found a mint-condition heavy-bond paperback at thrift store for $1. Couldn’t pass it up. Taking my time.

Lenin’s alternating bouts of active engagement and paralyzing Nihilism are particularly well-constructed.
Jul 11, 2025 06:45AM 1 comment
Anna Karenina

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Chris Deighan is 75% done with Les Misérables
Fading. Got tired of scrolling through full PDF version on line so am reduced to an abridged library copy. Less social discourse. More story.
May 09, 2025 09:33AM Add a comment
Les Misérables

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Chris Deighan is 60% done with Les Misérables
Ive yet to give up, but have made a few concessions. Most significantly, I’m frequently listening to a Spotify audiobook rendition (occasionally after falling asleep).

My goal was to learn more about the French Revolution, Napoleon and whatnot. I claim some success in that regard. Mais la ligne d'arrivée est encore à des lieues.
Apr 29, 2025 12:29PM Add a comment
Les Misérables

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Chris Deighan is 50% done with Les Misérables
Oopsie … there’s a lot more of this book than I thought. 🤭
Apr 23, 2025 01:17PM Add a comment
Les Misérables

Chris Deighan
Chris Deighan is 75% done with Les Misérables
Just finished Volume 2: Cossette

Remarkably detailed. Hugo doesn’t just write “Valjean and himself found themselves at a convent.”

He explains why the convent exists. On whose authority it continues to operate. On its history and principles. And then philosophizes on the value and appropriateness of convents. Whom do they serve? To what purpose?

Pages and pages. And each one just kinda makes you think.
Apr 22, 2025 10:37AM Add a comment
Les Misérables

Chris Deighan
Chris Deighan is 40% done with Les Misérables
Just finished Vol. I … Fantene.

I’m pretty blown away, tbh.
Apr 09, 2025 02:54PM Add a comment
Les Misérables

Chris Deighan
Chris Deighan is 40% done with Les Misérables
Just finished Vol. I … Fantene.

I’m pretty blown away, tbh.
Apr 09, 2025 02:53PM Add a comment
Les Misérables

Chris Deighan
Chris Deighan is 10% done with Les Misérables
Phew! It’s a lot!!
Apr 07, 2025 01:09PM Add a comment
Les Misérables

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Chris Deighan is starting The Brothers Karamazov
I’m through Book 1. The names are confusing, but I’m getting my bearings. Old England translation. I’m really enjoying.
Nov 24, 2024 02:56PM Add a comment
The Brothers Karamazov

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